Category: Logistics -Transportation

ISO-Reliability Partners is the only legitimate manufacturer of Filter Focus™ hydrocarbon filtration products. “The brand is a registered trademark and use is strictly authorised under licence,” says Craig FitzGerald. An example is Filter Focus Kathu (Pty) Ltd. in the Northern Cape. Craig, who developed and refined the range of microfine filtration products over a 15-year period, warns against the use of copied products passing under the Filter Focus™ brand. “The exacting performance results of the original filtration products were refined under strict standards developed to what is regarded as the…

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Park Village Auctions will bring to market land, a factory, equipment and vehicles belonging to a Bapsfontein-based industrial engineering concern. That’s the word from PVA’s Clive Lazarus, who says the assets stem from Bukabopa Holdings (Pty) Ltd, which is currently in business rescue. The assets are to be sold individually via a simultaneous live, onsite and online (simulcast) auction on Wednesday, 27 September. The immovable property comprises a 211 ha farm Portion 67 of the farm Elandsfontein No 412 JR); a large, heavy industrial engineering facility; five residential dwellings; housing…

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South Africa faces a pressing road safety challenge, with a disproportionate number of accidents involving heavy vehicles, particularly trucks. To address this issue and promote safer road conditions, it is imperative to raise safety awareness among truck drivers across the country. To promote safe driving amongst heavy vehicle truck drivers, certifications solutions company JC Auditors (JCA) will participate in a series of road shows in collaboration with industry partners, dedicated to raising awareness among heavy vehicle truck drivers and promoting safe driving behaviours. The first event will be hosted at…

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COMMERCIAL Cold Holdings (CCH), a leading cold chain logistics platform controlled by funds managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) a subsidiary of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, is achieving significant milestones in its expansion within the temperature-controlled logistics industry. CCH announced that it has closed a deal to acquire 100% of Sequence Logistics. Sequence Logistics is a leading temperature-controlled warehousing, distribution and supply chain solutions provider across Southern Africa. The acquisition will be funded by increased equity commitments to CCH by the AIIM-managed funds: AIIF4 and IDEAS Managed Fund. “The…

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THERE is pressure on both Transnet Port Terminals and its preferred private sector participation (PSP) partner, International Container Services Inc (ICTSI), to demonstrate that the working relationship can turn the terminal’s performance around and prove a sound investment for the PSP’s shareholders. Expectations are high. Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is expecting the partner to increase the asset value of Durban’s Pier 2 Container Terminal operation from R4-billion to R10-billion over the 25-year contract period and has set ambitious key performance indicators which must be reached within four years. In an…

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THE South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), representing the four tyre manufacturers with plants in South Africa, welcomed the final determination by the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) and the decision by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel to impose anti-dumping duties on unfairly traded imports of passenger, truck and bus tyres from China.   Duties on the respective tariff classifications will remain in place for five years until July 2028. They range from 7.18% to 43.6%. Fairly traded imports from other countries will continue unaffected into the Southern African…

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Compiled by Ctrack After reaching its highest index level on record at a revised 122.6 in May, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) declined by 0,5% in June 2023 to 122.0. This is the first monthly contraction in six months and signals the loss of momentum in the logistics sector. Early in July, the sector was also the victim of a spate of arson attacks targeting trucks on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal, which subsequently spread to Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The negative impacts thereof will, likely, be felt in…

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When Fortune Naledi, owner of GNF1, needed new trucks for the logistics arm of her engineering solutions company, she turned to Babcock Africa. While DAF Trucks’ fuel efficiency originally piqued her interest, it was Babcock’s customer-focused and comprehensive service that clinched the deal. Today, GNF1 has several DAF trucks in its fleet primarily used for coal logistics. “As a relationship-orientated person, when I bought my first DAF truck, I immediately realised that Babcock doesn’t just sell equipment,” Naledi says. She explains that Babcock took the time to understand her future…

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